2007 World Championships
The Magic 2007 World Championships took place 6–9 December 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Center of New York in New York City, USA.[1][2]
Description
The tournament featured five rounds of Standard and a Lorwyn Booster Draft on Thursday. Friday featured five rounds of Legacy and another Lorwyn Booster Draft. The team format was Lorwyn Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft.[3] The top 64 individual finishers received $215,600 in prize money.
386 players from 61 countries competed in the event. The winner of the tournament was Uri Peleg, defeating Patrick Chapin 3–1 in the final. Katsuhiro Mori made the top 8 for the third consecutive year, while Gabriel Nassif made his third final eight within four Worlds. Coincidentally, each player mirrored their performance from the previous year (Mori was eliminated in the quarter-finals, Nassif in the semi-finals).[4][5]
Finishing order
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uri Peleg
|
$40,000 | 25 | First Israeli to win a Pro Tour |
| 2 |  Patrick Chapin
|
$22,000 | 20 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Gabriel Nassif
|
$15,000 | 16 | Eighth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 |  Koutarou Ootsuka
|
$14,000 | 16 | |
| 5 |  Christoph Huber
|
$11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 | Yoshitaka Nakano
|
$10,000 | 12 | |
| 7 | Katsuhiro Mori
|
$9,000 | 12 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 |  Roel van Heeswijk
|
$8,000 | 12 |
Team final
- Switzerland – Nico Bohny, Manuel Bucher, Christoph Huber, Raphael Gennari
Austria – Thomas Preyer, David Reitbauer, Stefan Stradner, Helmut Summersberger
Winning deck
Coverage
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 23, 2008). "2007 Magic: The Gathering World Championships". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 4, 2007). "World Championships 2007: A Weekend of Magic for Everyone". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 13, 2007). "2007 Magic Worlds Championships Tournament Format". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 7-9, 2007). "Historic Wins for Peleg, Swiss at Worlds". Magicthegathering.com.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (December 10, 2007). "2007 World Champions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
External links
- Wizards of the Coast (December 6, 2007). "2007 World Championships Video". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Wizards of the Coast (October 13, 2008). "Uri Peleg, 2007 World Champ". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mike Flores (December 13, 2007). "The Best Decks in the Worlds – 2007". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Gaby Spartz (August 30, 2016). "The Top 6 World Championship Moments". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.